Catherine leclercq



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. O. LEGLBRGQ.

AWNING.

No; 517,' 3 46.' j Patented Mar. 27, 1894.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. G. LEOLERGQ. AWNING.

No. 517,346. Patented Mar. 27, 1894.

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CATHERINE LECLEROQ, OF LIMA, PERU.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,346, dated March 27, 1894- Application filed September 26, 1893. Serial No. 486,452. (No model.)

form a very effective shelter against the rays of the sun or against rain.

The invention consists of a head mounted to turn and connected by tapes with the slats,

I and supporting rods adapted to connect with either side of the outermost slat so as to hold the slats in a ventilating, sheltering position or in aclosed position during rainy Weather.

' The invention also consists of certain parts and details,..and combinations of the same, as

I will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forininga part of this specification, inwhich similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure 1 ,is a side elevation of the improvement as applied and'sl owing it arranged as a shelter'against rain. Fig. 2 is asi'inilar view of the same arranged forsunshine and ment on the line 3-3 of 'Fig. 6. Fig. 4 is a perv ends of supporting rods G pivoted at G to the Ventilating'purposes. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan V ew of part of the improvespective View of the improvement as applied. Fig. 51s an enlarged transverse section of the improvement on the line 5-5 of Fig.6; and Fig. 6 is a sectional front view of the same on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

The improved awningis constructed on the principle of .Venetian blinds and'is adapted to be folded in abox A, fastened over the door or window on which the awning is tobe applied.

Inthe ends of the box A, which is open at the bottom, are secured the bearings B, in which are ournaled the trunnions 0, attached to the ends of a head D, connected by top andbottom tapes E and E, with the several slats F forming the awning proper. The lowermostslat F of this series of slats F is provided on opposite sides at the ends thereof, with sets of eyes F and F adapted to be engaged by snap hooks G formed on the upper door or'window casing, as plainly illustrated in the drawings. When the snap hooks G engage the eyes'F as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, then the several slats F are closely foldedso as to overlap one another, to form a shelter against rain, and when the said snap hooks Gr are connected with the other set of eyes F as illustrated in Fig. 2, then the several slats are arranged parallel to each other, with intervening spaces to form a shelter against the rays of the sun,;at the same time permitting the air to circulate through the space between the several slats, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2. It is understood,

4 I that as the head D is mounted to turn in the casing A, the several slats will readily adj ust themselves according tothe direction in which the bottom slat F is turned to connect the latter with the supporting rods Gat either of the sets of eyes F or F for the purposes above described.

' In order to conveniently turn the head D- so as to cause the slats to assume either of the twopositions mentioned and to lock the same in place, I provide the ropesH and II,

of which the rope H is attached tothe head D at oneside, while the other rope His connected tothe other side as will be plainly seen by reference to Fig. 5.- The rope H extends from the head D upwardly andrearwardly topass over a pulley I 'journaled in suitable bearings secured to the top of the box A, the rope then extending downward to.

be fastened on a suitable cleat H attached to the'door or window casing'and within convenient reach of the operator standing on the ground; see Fig. 4. tends from the headD upwardly and forwardly to pass over a pulley I likewise supported from the top of the box A, the downwardly-hauging end of the rope H. being adapted to be fastened to a cleat H also secured on the door or window casing and preferably on the opposite side from that on which the cleat II is located. e

In order to pull the several slats F and the bottom slat F into the casing A during the time the'awning is not in use, I provide the usual ropes J and J passing through aper- The other rope H ex-- IOO turesin the ends of the several slats F, the 7 ends of the ropes being attached to the lowon the two ropes .I and J ,'the several slats tached to the side of the door or window casing alongside one of the other cleats H or 1-1 as shown in the drawings, alongside the cleat H see Fig. 4.

The operation is as follows: hen the awning is folded in the casingA and it is desired to extend the same, say for a shelter from the rays of the sun and for ventilating purposes, then the operator first lowers the several slats by releasing the ropes J and J from the cleat J so that the several slats move downward by the slackening of the said ropes. The operatorthen connects the supporting rods G with the eyes F on the bottom slat F to cause the connected slats to assume an inclined position to form an awning, and at the same time the operator pulls the rope I-I so as to cause the several slats to stand in a parallel position to each other, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. The rays of the sun cannot now penetratethe slats F and at the same time a snflicient space is left between the slats for ventilati-ngpurposes. When itis desired to form a shelter for rain, the operator connects the supporting rods G with the eyes F see Figs. 1 and 4:, and then pulls the rope H so as to cause the head D to turn until all the slats F assume the position shown in Fig. 1, that is, the lower end of one slat overlaps the upper end of the next following lower slat, thus permitting the rain water to pass from one slat to another on its downward course, without passing between the slats.

It is understood that the several slats F are held in their respective position for any desired length of time by fastening the corre spending rope II or H in spending cleat H or H Having thus fully described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An awning, comprising a head mounted to turn, sets of tapesconnected with opposite sides of the said head, slats connected with the said sets of tapes, and supporting rods adapted to connect with either side of the outermost of the said slats, so as to hold the latter in either a ventilating, sheltering position, or in a closed position during rainy place, on the correweather, substantially as shown and described.

2. An awning, comprising a head mounted to turn, sets of tapes attached to opposite sides of the said head, slats connected at opposite sides with the said tapes, ropes connected with opposite sides of the said head, so as to turn the latter in its bearings, and supporting rods adapted to connect with either side of the outermost of the said slats, so as to hold the latter in a ventilating, sheltering position or in a closed position during rainy weather, substantially as shown and described.

3. An awning, comprising, a head mounted to turn, sets of tapes attached to opposite sides of the said head, slats connected at opposite sides with the said tapes, ropes connected with opposite sides of the said head, so as to turn the latter in its bearings, supportingrods adapted to connect with either side of the outermost of the said slats, so as to hold the latter in a ventilating, sheltering position or in aclosed position during rainy weather, and means, substantially as described, for folding or extending the said slats, asset forth.

An awning, comprising a casing, a head mounted to turn in the ends of the said casing, sets of tapes connected with opposite sidesof the said head, a series of slats connected at opposite sides with the said tapes and located suitable distances apart, the lowermost of the said slats being provided on opposite sides with eyes, and supporting rods pivoted on the door or window casing and adapted to be connected bytheir free ends with either set of eyes on the said lowermost slat, substantially as shown and described.

5. An awni ng, com prising a casing, a head mounted to turn in the endsof thesa'id casing,sets of tapes connected with op positesides of the said head, a series of slats connected at opposite sides with the said; tapes and located suitable distances apart, the lowermost of the said slats beingprovided on opposite sides with eyes, supporting rods-pivoted on the door or window casing and adapted to be connected by their free endswith either set of eyes on the said lowermost slahand ropes connected with opposite sides of the saidhead to turn the latter within the casing, substantially as shown and described.

CATHERINE LECLERCQ.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. PERRY, WILLIAM WILSON. 

